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MD80 crew ask and interpretation information received from ZME as 'turn and climb.' ZME advised that clearance was for another company aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 501690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 102 |
| ASRS Report | 502057 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight departed stl for rsw. After leveling off at FL290 on a heading for seminole (szw), we requested FL330 if the rides were good. Controller for ZME said the rides were ok at FL330 and gave us a choice of going to nashville or meridian. Thinking this was a turn for the climb, we asked for the most direct route. We were given a clearance 'direct to meridian and climb FL330' which we read back. At about FL296, memphis questioned our altitude and said we were not cleared to FL330 and wanted us to be level at FL290 in less than 1 min, which we did. After we leveled off at FL290, we asked for a heading for meridian, since we were out of range of the VOR. Different controller on the same frequency said we showed direct to seminole. We explained the clearance we were given and what had happened, and controller said that clearance was for a company flight behind us 'no harm, no foul.' we do not recall another company flight on that frequency, nor did another flight crew notice a discrepancy in flight numbers or clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW ASK AND INTERP INFO RECEIVED FROM ZME AS 'TURN AND CLB.' ZME ADVISED THAT CLRNC WAS FOR ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT.
Narrative: OUR FLT DEPARTED STL FOR RSW. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL290 ON A HDG FOR SEMINOLE (SZW), WE REQUESTED FL330 IF THE RIDES WERE GOOD. CTLR FOR ZME SAID THE RIDES WERE OK AT FL330 AND GAVE US A CHOICE OF GOING TO NASHVILLE OR MERIDIAN. THINKING THIS WAS A TURN FOR THE CLB, WE ASKED FOR THE MOST DIRECT RTE. WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC 'DIRECT TO MERIDIAN AND CLB FL330' WHICH WE READ BACK. AT ABOUT FL296, MEMPHIS QUESTIONED OUR ALT AND SAID WE WERE NOT CLRED TO FL330 AND WANTED US TO BE LEVEL AT FL290 IN LESS THAN 1 MIN, WHICH WE DID. AFTER WE LEVELED OFF AT FL290, WE ASKED FOR A HDG FOR MERIDIAN, SINCE WE WERE OUT OF RANGE OF THE VOR. DIFFERENT CTLR ON THE SAME FREQ SAID WE SHOWED DIRECT TO SEMINOLE. WE EXPLAINED THE CLRNC WE WERE GIVEN AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND CTLR SAID THAT CLRNC WAS FOR A COMPANY FLT BEHIND US 'NO HARM, NO FOUL.' WE DO NOT RECALL ANOTHER COMPANY FLT ON THAT FREQ, NOR DID ANOTHER FLC NOTICE A DISCREPANCY IN FLT NUMBERS OR CLRNC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.